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| Ptol·e·ma·ic sys·tem |
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geocentric theory of planetary motion: a theory of planetary motion developed by Ptolemy that held that Earth was at the center of the universe with the Sun, Moon, and planets revolving around it. The most influential of the geocentric theories, it dominated thinking for 14 centuries until the Copernican system was accepted.
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